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New Church Now
Saturday, November 12th, 2011New Church Now is a multi-denominational, non-denominational, any/every tradition place where people from any local church or no local church can connect and invite their friends into the global network of people who know about and use what Emanuel Swedenborg wrote. It is an independent social network of affirmative New Church and Swedenborgian people where [...]
The Future of the New Church. Swedenborg Colloquium
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010“Behold I Make All Things New” — How? The Future of the New Church Swedenborg Colloquium Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 This symposium covered a wide spectrum of viewpoints on where the organized New Church should be going. (Please Note: Allow time, typically 10-30 seconds, for speaker files to download and begin playing. Page will [...]
The new Second Advent Christian video
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Have you seen it? It’s online at http://www.secondadventchristian.com/
“Thoughts on the (mis-)celebration of Christmas”
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009“Imagine for a moment that you are driving along a busy highway. Without warning, a vehicle a short distance in front of you spins out of control. Despite your best efforts, you and a number of other vehicles around you are involved in the resulting crash. Due to where you were in relation to the [...]
“Everything ends. Including congregations”
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Click here for another brief dialogue between Mac and Steve on church growth. (If you missed their earlier dialogue see the “My Life’s Purpose” comments #9-14 and “Church Planting Seminar: Day Two” comments #5 and 6.)
So Who Should Run the Church?
Saturday, June 20th, 2009An old question in church history, which could be dated back to the father-priest model of the Most Ancient Church, is the proper form of church government. In the organized New Church this discussion dates back to its first inception. For instance, “At the Fourth General Conference, in 1792, there was a sharp reaction against [...]
On a Classmate’s Passing
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Her turn has come in the great democracy of death, where all of us will follow, though we know not the day nor the hour. But, right now, she is gone but we remain. Why? There are no accidents. Jesus has left us here this long for a reason. What unfinished business can there be, [...]
The Life on Other Planets Question
Saturday, September 8th, 2007“[W]here there is an earth there are people; for people are the end for the sake of which an earth is, and nothing has been made by the Most High Creator without an end. That the end of creation is the human race, and from it a heaven, may be evident to anyone who thinks [...]
The WikiWordOfGod Project – Big, Hairy, and Audacious
Saturday, July 28th, 2007The Swedenborg Project, Inc., a501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in the state of Maryland, has just launched an ambitious new project, the WikiWordOfGod (WWG), with the big, hairy, audacious mission: TRANSLATE THE WORD OF GOD INTO EVERY LIVING LANGUAGE ON EARTH So, what will it take to accomplish this mission? As the director of this project I [...]
Swedenborg Project Website Launched
Sunday, October 8th, 2006The Swedenborg Project — A 501(c)(3) Maryland non-Profit located in Lutherville, MD – is back online with a new mission to bring users the most up-to-date news and opinions relating to Emanuel Swedenborg. Founded in 2000 by Director Kurt Simons, the Swedenborg Project has provided web content, articles, and news on its own sites and through syndication on others, and currently maintains an [...]